Sunday, January 18, 2015

Passing a Resolution with an Unwilling School Board

Common Core: an update

Ohio Tea Party Patriots Co-cordinator Marianne
Gasieki is sharing a Richland County success story and seeking participation in
a statewide survey:

Passing a Resolution with an Unwilling School Board

Raising
a Unified Voice

As some of you are
aware, Marianne was elected to the Ontario School Board November 2013:

I was elected due to my vocal
opposition to Common Core, as I had been attending meetings and questioning the
board regarding Common Core for over a year.

Unfortunately, unlike the Garaway
school district, the Ontario school district did not have a Board unified in
their opposition to Common Core, so it was necessary to create a ground swell
from concerned parents.

As a Board member, I couldn't be seen
as actively involved in the movement, but was able to find a few key people who
made it happen.

A petition was created, and within a
matter of weeks, over 300 signatures were obtained. These people took the petitions to soccer
games, parent teacher conferences, anywhere there would be community
gatherings. Click Here for a Copy of the Petition.

At the December board meeting, our
resolution opposing Common Core was passed.

It is important to note that although
it looks like we were able to do this quickly, it took the action of parents
coming to board meetings over multiple months, and clearly stating their issue
with CC. It took people working in the community, writing letters to the
editor, posting yard signs around the school and educating their
neighbors. But it can be done!

If you would like to share your success
story, please forward it to me and I will try to compile them so they accompany
the survey results.

If you have any other
questions, please don't hesitate to contact Marianne at the Mansfield Tea Party
at mansfieldteaparty@gmail.com.

These
resolutions and efforts are important, especially since Gov. John Kasich is
opposing repeal of CC. Read the latest from The Blaze here.